2nd dawn "Fireball" May fall as a meteor in Chiba Prefecture 21:11 on July 3
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At dawn on the 2nd, "Fireballs", such as fragments of asteroids falling on the earth and shining strongly, were witnessed in a wide range such as over the Kanto region, but in subsequent analysis, they became meteorites in the northwestern part of Chiba City, etc. It turns out that it may have fallen.
"Fireball" is a phenomenon that is especially strong among shooting stars that can be seen when fragments of asteroids fall on the earth, and it is past 2:30 am on the 2nd, and this "fireball" is witnessed over a wide area such as Kanto. It was.
An analysis of the recorded images by a group of observers showed that the fireball began to glow above Kanagawa Prefecture, passed above Tokyo, and disappeared 20 km above the altitude of Tokyo Bay off Chiba Prefecture. is.
As a result, if it falls without burning out, it may have fallen to the surface as a meteorite in the northwestern part of Chiba City, Sakura City of Chiba Prefecture, and Yotsukaido City.
A group of observers is considering whether to conduct a survey to search for meteorites in this area, and would like local residents to inform nearby museums if there is information about the meteorites.
According to Daichi Fujii, curator of Hiratsuka City Museum, who participated in the analysis, "This fireball is a valuable sample if it can be recovered as a meteor because it was possible to estimate the original asteroid from its orbit."